By Ajay Krishnan If you’re reading this, you’re probably doing it through an electronic device; most likely through a cell phone. 6 billion people around the world have cell-phones. That’s more than the number of people who have toilets! We live …
Read More »Climate Change Lawsuit
By Kaitlyn Wang A group of 21 brave individuals is suing the federal government over climate change, but one difference sets this case apart: the plaintiffs are kids and young adults ranging from age 9 to 20. The non-profit Our Children’s Trust …
Read More »Apples and Potatoes
By Brian Wu The relationship between plants and people is subtle. People may think that humans don’t have many influences on plants and that apples and potatoes are just foodstuffs. However, these crops are highly connected to humans, and society shapes the …
Read More »Voluntourism: More Harm Than Good
By Serena Mao A whopping 1.6 million voluntourists––tourists volunteering on vacation––visit a wide range of countries annually. Whether they aspire to act as a role model for lonely orphans, repaint the interior of dusty schoolhouses, or construct homes from the ground up …
Read More »Google Trips
by Selena Guo For those planning out their summer vacations right now, I recommend using Google Trips to help you plan. I’m using it right now to plan for when I go to Spain next month and it’s proven to be very …
Read More »These Four Years
By Cindy Guo Seniors have recently heard back from all, if not most, of the colleges they applied to. These seniors were born in the year 2000, making competition more insane than it has ever been before. It’s okay to be upset, …
Read More »The Impact of Facial Recognition Technology
By Megan Tjandrasuwita Those who are familiar with the iPhone X would know that it comes with a facial recognition technology called Face ID, which is a biometric authentication system that replaces the fingerprint based Touch ID. The use of 3D …
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